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Lindsay Whalen
Lindsay Whalen played Olympic basketball for the United States in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Stats updated September 28, 2026. Full Court Buckets gathers its own game data and verifies it.
5.7POINTSPER GAME
3.1ASSISTSPER GAME
2.6REBOUNDSPER GAME
2018 · regular seasonPer-game averages
Career
Career summary
Lindsay Whalen played Olympic basketball for the United States in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The Connecticut Sun took her fourth overall out of Minnesota in 2004.
With the Minnesota Lynx in 2013, she averaged 14.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 5.8 assists over 34 games.
She spent her WNBA seasons with the Connecticut Sun through 2009 and the Minnesota Lynx from 2010 through 2018.
Sources: Full Court Buckets season logs; Basketball-Reference.
The numbers
Season-by-season stats
Regular season
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Minnesota Lynx | 32 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 36.3 | 35.7 | 88.1 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx | 22 | 23.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 45.1 | 35.3 | 75.0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Lynx | 32 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 51.3 | 27.3 | 89.2 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Lynx | 29 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 46.2 | 42.9 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 30.6 | 14.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 48.0 | 10.0 | 77.0 |
| 2013 | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 29.6 | 14.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 48.6 | 11.1 | 78.3 |
| 2012 | Minnesota Lynx | 33 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 50.5 | 50.0 | 72.7 |
| 2011 | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 28.1 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 51.1 | 40.5 | 73.0 |
| 2010 | Minnesota Lynx | 33 | 33.6 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 41.0 | 23.1 | 89.9 |
| 2009 | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 43.0 | 26.5 | 89.1 |
| 2008 | Connecticut Sun | 31 | 29.3 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 46.1 | 33.8 | 80.3 |
Playoffs
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Minnesota Lynx | 1 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx | 8 | 22.9 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 45.7 | 22.2 | 78.9 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Lynx | 8 | 26.6 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 56.9 | 42.9 | 83.3 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Lynx | 10 | 23.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 34.8 | 12.5 | 84.2 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Lynx | 5 | 33.0 | 20.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 52.5 | 42.9 | 69.6 |
| 2013 | Minnesota Lynx | 7 | 29.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 62.1 |
| 2012 | Minnesota Lynx | 9 | 30.9 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 43.7 | 33.3 | 87.1 |
| 2011 | Minnesota Lynx | 8 | 32.0 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 46.3 | 28.6 | 81.8 |
| 2008 | Connecticut Sun | 3 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 86.7 |
No records for this selection.
Team records
Teams and years
- 2018Minnesota Lynx
- 2017Minnesota Lynx
- 2016Minnesota Lynx
- 2015Minnesota Lynx
- 2014Minnesota Lynx
- 2013Minnesota Lynx
- 2012Minnesota Lynx
- 2011Minnesota Lynx
- 2010Minnesota Lynx
- 2009Connecticut Sun
- 2008Connecticut Sun